American Government

Video Worksheet

DIRECTIONS: (Re)read pages 262-265 of the Miroff (Chapter 11) PDF , then watch any 1 hour episode of Eyes on the Prize.

The series is available through the ATU library:

Part 1: https://libcatalog.atu.edu:443/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/awakenings-1954-1956

(Blackboard Embed link) https://video.alexanderstreet.com/embed/awakenings-1954-1956

Part 2: https://libcatalog.atu.edu:443/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/fighting-back-1957-1962

(Blackboard embed link): https://video.alexanderstreet.com/embed/fighting-back-1957-1962

And here is the link to the whole series:

https://libcatalog.atu.edu:443/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/eyes-on-the-prize

Blackboard embed link: https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/eyes-on-the-prize

Episode 2 on the Little Rock 9 is available through Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgSIB01Nw3U&feature=youtu.be

NOTE:  Do not give one word or short phrase answers but use sentences to identify the example and explain how it fits the criteria from the definition given for each element of a mass movements.

1) Define rising expectations? Give 2 or more examples of why the 20th century encouraged African-Americans to have rising expectations.

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2) Define moral appeal? Give 2 or more examples of the universal moral appeals that defined the Civil Rights movement.

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3) Define consciousness raising? Give 2 or more examples of events that led to a consciousness raising in the U.S. public.

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4) Define social resources? Give 2 or more examples of the important social resources or networks that made the organization of the Civil Rights movement possible.

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5) Define transformational leaders? List at least 2 transformational leaders. Why do you see them as transformational leaders?

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